The Assassin and The Blind Saint
Arc 2 Chapter 5: The Priest
In the afternoon, after completing routine patrol duties, Senior Hans and I were heading to a place to take a priest. I walked over while reading the target data from the document the Chairman provided.
Hm... Pastor Lemar? 34 Years old, was ordained a priest since the age of 20 years. One of the four Assistants of Bishop Roman.
He had quite a position and influence as well in this City. If an Abbot is a priest who leads the Temple of Athens to a village, then a Bishop is the priest who leads the main Temple in a City.
Not long after, we entered an entertainment district. There are flickering lights of various colors that illuminate the roads and buildings here.
“Senior Hans, what are we doing here? shouldn't we be looking for a priest from the Spiritual Department?”
“Of course. At a time like this, he will definitely be found in this place you know.” Senior hans was seen grinning when he said that.
We arrived at a building that looked crowded by young people. We entered and I saw many scantily dressed women serving the men.
This is ... the brothel.
“Uahahaha. Your smile, your voice, make my heart melt.”
I turned my attention to a handsome, long-haired young man wearing priestly clothes.
“Aww.. You're very good at your mouth that's pastor Karl. With your handsome face, how many women have fallen in love with your seduction?” The servant girl looks blushed.
“What do you mean Melisa? My heart has never been this warm seeing the smile of a woman you know.”
“Hee~ Didn't you also say the same thing yesterday to Sirila.” The servant's expression changed drastically when he said that to her.
“Ahahaha...” Hearing him, the priest just laughed awkwardly.
Senior Hans then approached the priest. I followed him from behind.
“Yoo, Charles. As always, your habit of flirting with many women is still what you do. You'll never get a partner if you don't stop doing this you know.”
Senior Hans, I don't want to hear those words from you when you still can't melt the Vice Chairman's heart.
“Ah... Hans. You're here to pay your debts, aren't you?” the priest asked, releasing his hand from the servant woman.
“Heyy, why every time I come to you you always talk about it! Don't embarrass me in front of a new kid!”
Hearing Senior's words, the Priestess then looked towards me. He then stood up and approached me.
“Well, you're the new kid apparently! You have a pretty decent face, your body is also ideal! Hey new kid, will you come with me for a date with lonely moms?” His expression looks excited.
Plakkkp!
“Hey, don't plunge him into that weird hobby of yours! He can get a lot of trouble you know.” Senior hit his head.
“Hey! I have no choice! If I wanted to drink all night, the money I got from the department wouldn't be enough. The lonely mothers always treat me with replies, I accompany their nights when their husbands are always busy out there!” he held his head with both hands.
“Have this shit! We were given a mission by the Chairman you know, and he ordered us to invite one of the units of the Spiritual Department to carry out this mission.” Senior explained the purpose of our arrival to her.
“Just look for another I sib—“
“If the mission is completed well, we will get a bonus of one month salary.” Senior Cut.
“I'm coming.” Suddenly his attitude changed when he heard the word bonus. ”Let's move somewhere else to discuss in detail about this mission,” Senior Karl invited.
We then went to a cafe by the roadside to discuss this mission.
“Then, how about the details of the mission?”
“Sirius, explain to him.”
Why should I? Senior apparently did not remember anything about what the Chairman was talking about this morning.
“The chairman wants us to investigate an illegal auction that is actively operating lately.” I then took out a target document given by the chairman.”The chairman said, that place is in the vicinity of the Eldea Forest. However, we still do not know the exact location of the auction.”
“Then, this document?” Senior Karl took it then read the document.
“It was a target that we suspected had information about the auction. Does Senior know this guy?”
Senior Karl then momentarily paid attention to our target data.
“Of course I know him. He was my mentor when I was Acolyte. Not a good person and can be said, my habit of playing with women I got from him in the past.”
“…”
“…”
Hearing him, I then looked at Senior as if asking, ’does Senior know about this?’ she just shrugged her shoulders as if saying ‘how do I know’.
“I think I know where he is now.”
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In the Eldea Forest, a luxurious horse carriage was speeding amongst the forest trees. Behind him are several horse carriages carrying humans and demihumans confined to iron bars.
Inside the luxurious carriage, there was a young man in his early 20s and a woman who was not much different from him in terms of age.
The woman had brown hair and wore very seductive clothes revealing all the curves of her body. People would not have expected that the woman was a skilled assassin with that look.
“Good job for protecting my stuff when there was a raid last month. Our family will make sure great rewards for your services.”
“Looks like, The Imperial Guard patrols have kissed your activity. I think they've started an investigation to find your trail you know.”
The woman sat opposite the man by crossing her legs on her knees while drinking a glass of tea.
Although there was a scene before him that was quite erotic, the man did not dare to play around with the woman in front of him.
“Therefore I want you to keep my goods storage warehouse for this time. If those Guard Patrols find him, my business will be ruined.”
The woman in front of him then smiled mischievously then said, “Alright. As long as the pay is attractive, you can wear my suit.”
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Did they do that to hide their identity? I think it would be a big deal for them if the public found out they visited this place often.
“Listen Hans, I think you're the one who should pull the information from pastor Lemar.”
“Hey, why should I. Aren't you his acquaintance?” senior Hans asked with doubt.
“You're easy to talk to someone. Make him drunk and bring him to the talk about the auction, he was often flippant when he was drunk.” Senior Karl answered him as flatly as possible.
I think Senior Karl is up to something.
“I do not want to be alone with a man whose nature is not far like you in tem—“
“If you want to do so, I will assume your previous debt paid off.” Cut Senior Karl.
“Alright, just leave this to me.”
Is that as desperate as Senior on financial matters?
We arrived at a three-story building. According to Senior Karl, this building has a fairly large underground environment and its outer appearance is only a trick to make this place look ordinary.
“Well Hans, he's usually in room number 4 room 21. Go in there and just say you're the one sent by madam.”
“Then, what will you two do as long as I pull information from her?”
“We will be waiting for you at the meeting point of 6 Eldea Forest. Shouldn't we check around before doing an investigation there. You follow us if you get information from him.”
After Senior Hans entered. Senior Karl and I then started walking towards the forest of Eldea which was about 10 Km from Wien City.
“Sirius, right? Tell me about yourself so that our trip there is not too boring. Start where you came from and why you became a Guard.” Patrol
I then shut up for a moment to think about what I was going to say.
“I am from the Kingdom of Thuringia, precisely in a small village around the city of Holstein.”
“Kingdom of Thuringia yes.. I'm sorry about that.” He said he sounded sorry to hear my words.
“No problem. I want to become a Patrol Guard because my father was a Village Guard Patrol Leader. I idolized him so much and saw him so cool when catching criminals.”
“Hoo~ is that way...” Senior looks nodding listening to my story.
“Then, how is Senior's story. Why can Senior join the Spiritual Department of Patrol Guard?”
Senior was silent for a while as if he was thinking about where he should start telling it.
“I don't think I've introduced my full name yet? My name is Karl von Wurzburg.”
A wurzburg? Wasn't that a City that was under the rule of Count Barengar?
“I am the eldest son of Count Barengar, regarding why I could end up in the Spiritual Department. My father revoked my inheritance and then sent me to the Temple to become a priest.” Senior Karl said it was very easy as if it was a trivial matter.
“Past, I had a girl's childhood friend. We are always together and finally expressed our feelings each.” When telling this was the tone of Senior Karl began to change. “She is very beautiful, graceful and behaves like a woman who upholds the ethics of a Noble. He is the son of a Count just like me.”
“He then went to the capital to take training to be a servant of the Palace.” Senior Karl started to lower his face. “One year already I did not see it, I then got the chance to visit the capital. When visiting the palace, I saw him.” Senior Karl's voice was restrained.
“Seeing?”
“Seeing him hugging and making out with the son of a Marquis! The man with him was the young talent of the Temple Holy Knight!” His voice sounded full of pain when he told it.
“Be-is...”.
“I then came back with a broken heart and started drinking. My behavior began to change, which forced my father to disinherit me for fear that I would embarrass our family!”
Love can be a blessing or a disaster, right? Well. It's not like I've ever felt it myself. I think I talked to Lena about this.
"Senior by the way, why does Senior want Senior Hans to do the information withdrawal there?"
"Well... I want to teach him a little lesson because it's always too late to pay his debt all this time hahaha!" Senior's moody expression had disappeared and now, he was laughing very loudly for a reason that I didn't understand.
After an hour of walking, we arrived at the forest of Eldea.
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On the other hand, in the building that Hans entered.
A middle man in chains both his hands to two poles in a room. He looks to be wearing nothing but a thin pair of shorts. His face was sweating and his expression seemed red as if it was holding back anger and pain.
“Come yell even louder! Make papa happy!”
Splatts!
“Ughhh!” Another man whipped the man in the chain with a whip.
“More hard!”
Splatts!
“Damn you rotten playboy!!! I will teach you all out if we meet again!!!!”
Hans shouted those words out loud. His back was reddened by the whipping of the man behind him.
“Very good. Papa was happy with your shout.” The man then took a bottle of beer and drank it to the end.
“Ahhh... The night is still long baby! We enjoy this together!”
Splatts!
“AHHHHHHH!!!!”
